Let's Keep Fishing Practical!
How many times have you been out fishing for bass on your favorite lake or stream, caught a great largemouth or smallmouth and just wished you had a picture when talking about it later.
Ok, part of the reason may be to ward off your friend’s comments about fishing tales and fishermen being truth-twisters but the real reason is to save the memory …
(Especially these days with the threat of Alzheimer’s lingering in the distance!) 😉
After a quick video interview of KVD on the new Strike King crankbait by APbassin’, Kevin VanDam takes his position at a sportsman show demo tank discussing, what else, crankbaits… KVD provides a fantastic primer on crankbait fishing covering everything from proper rod, line selection,and types of crankbaits to select for different situations (depth range,…
Today, the pressure from both tournament anglers and weekend bass fishermen can quickly add up and result in damaging consequences to the bass stocks in many water bodies.
With increasing emphasis on intelligent harvest and catch and release practices, the savvy bass angler is always on the look-out for tools and tips that help preserve this precious resource.
Did you hear that Kevin VanDam (KVD) won the 2010 Bassmaster Classic on Lay Lake, Alabama using Strike King’s Red Eye Shad?
How to Fish the Red Eye Shad …
Junk fishing…
Now there’s a term I have heard thrown around and assumed it had to do with either fishing thick cover or man-made objects left in the water…
I guess I didn’t have it quite right as Boyd Duckett explains
A Vibra-Bug spinnerbait by Rocky Ledge Tackle is a fantastic shallow to medium depth, single-bladed lure perfect for targeting cover as bass prep for their spawning rituals. With its unique vibrating action and wide-range of color patterns, the Vibra-Bug does an excellent job imitating both injured baitfish darting about and crawdads scurrying along the bottom….
Identifying the key elements and patterns is a critical factor often turning our bass trips from fishing events into bass catching adventures.
Most of us can recall the generalities of past days on the water then mentally compare those sketchy details against the conditions we currently face during a day of fishing.
Although many of the methods employed and patterns encountered may be remembered, the subtle details that actually lead to success during those previous outings usually escapes us.
Why Bass Pros Succeed …
So how do the professional anglers apparently adjust so quickly to changing conditions on the water during tournaments?